How to Work for a Jerk: Your Success is the Best Revenge

by Robert M. Hochheiser

This irreverent guide to corporate life discloses the tricks and ploys of upper-level managers and teaches employees foolproof techniques for convincing their boss that employee happiness is crucial to his or her success

227 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Erik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative! Its essentially a management book but dealing with the negatives before the positives. This approach is refreshing and significantly differs from other books of the same type. Its useful to me as a manager, to recongize behaviors that arent ideal, and to recognize behaviors in previous bosses. Theres a lot of jerks in the corporate world, but theres many different reasons why people are jerks - its matter of understanding the context, the culture, and the personality of the individuals involved.

A lot goes into the classification of these behaviors into different boss personalities - lone wolf, con artist, wimp - which helps you both deal and or combat those personalities.

The book additional contains many practical lessons about corporate advancement - the chapter on politics was great!

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

Perhaps some useful information here. But it's sad if the world of work is this bad!

Jettisoned my copy. I no longer work for a jerk.

[Troy Oldham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Made a huge difference in previous interactions with managers and peers.

(Note: this is NOT an editorial on any specific previous manager:>:>)